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cmwCh.8Vocab
Computing in the modern world, chapter eight vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Program that displays an online advertisement in a banner or popup window. | Adware |
| Program that attempts to remove spam before it reaches a user’s inbox | Anti-spam programs |
| Protects computer agents viruses by identifying and removing any computer virus found. | Antivirus program |
| Basic input/output system, contains computer startup instructions | BIOS |
| Turning on a computer that had been powered off completely | Cold boot |
| Type of user interface in which users type commands or presses special keys on keyboard to enter data | Command-line interface |
| A file that is shrinked in order to save space. The file cannot be used until unzipped/unshrunk. | Compressed files/zipped |
| A harmful file that is downloaded to a computer | Computer virus |
| Program that runs the same on multiple operating systems | Cross platform |
| Recognizing a disk so that the files are stored in contiguous sectors which speed up computer. | Defragmenting |
| Complies technical info about a computer’s hardware and certain system software programs and then prepares a report outlining any identified problems. | Diagnostic utility |
| Reorganizes the files and unused space on a computer’s hard disk to speed up performance | Disk defragmenter |
| Utility that searches and removes unnecessary files. | Disk scanner |
| Disk operating system | DOS |
| Small program that tells an operating system how to communicate with a specific drive. | Driver |
| Process of converting readable data into unreadable characters preventing unauthorized access. | Encryption/decryption |
| Computers that have duplicate components so it can continue to operate | Fault tolerant computer (define & ex) |
| Performs functions related to file management. | File manager |
| Audio editing software used to enhance audio quality. | Filters |
| Specific named location on a storage medium that contains related documents | Folder |
| Allows users to interact with software using text, graphics, and visual images. | Graphical user interface (GUI) |
| Core of an operating system | Kernel |
| Program that acts outside the user’s knowledge to deliberately alter function. | Malware |
| Remaining in memory while a computer is running | Memory resident |
| Configures, installs, and maintains a network. | Network administrator |
| Instructions that remain on a hard disk until they are needed. | Nonresident |
| Sets programs containing instructions that collaborate to coordinate all computer activity and devices. | Operating system |
| A sequence of letters and/or numbers that protects unauthorized users to use a certain computer. | Password |
| Operating system program that assesses and reports info about various computer resources and devices. | Performance monitor |
| A spam email trying to obtain your personal information. | Phishing |
| Set of programs that coordinate all computer functions among hardware resources. | Platform |
| A program that prevents pop ups from showing up on your computer. | Pop-up blocker |
| Causes a display devices screen to show a moving image or black screen if no mouse activity occurs for a long time. | Screen saver/ghosting |
| An Icon on a computer that quickly lets you access a file on your computer. | Shortcut |
| Allowing a single user a single user to work on two or more programs. | Single user/multitasking |
| Operating system that allows one user to run one program at a time. | Single user/single tasking |
| Program placed on a user’s computer without the user knowing, and secretly collects info about the user. | Spyware |
| Software that serves as an interface between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware. | System software |
| A program that hides within or looks like a legit program. | Trojan horse |
| The portion of software that defines how a user interacts with a computer. | User interface |
| Unique combination of letters and/or numbers that specifies a specific user. | User name |
| Allows a user to perform maintenance type tasks, usually related to managing a computer. | Utility program |
| A portion of storage medium, usually the hard disk that the operating system allocates to function as an additional RAM. | Virtual memory |
| Process of using the operating system to restart a computer | Warm boot |
| Logic program that copies itself repeatedly using system resources and possibly shutting down the system. | Worm |
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